SOLUTION: Of 40 students in a class, 28 passed. What percentage of the students passed?

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Question 15680: Of 40 students in a class, 28 passed. What percentage of the students passed?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 28 out of 40 passed, the percentage of the students who passed is the number of students who passed divided by the total number of students.

28%2F40 which reduces to 7%2F10 or .7 or .70 which is 70%. Final answer!

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